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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarver Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edric Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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217 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarver Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edric Baratheon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baratheon as he avoids it easily.
Baratheon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baratheon is stalling in the full guard.
Romero looking to control.
Baratheon is looking to work some ground and pound but Romero has wrist control.
Baratheon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baratheon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Baratheon throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
Romero controls Baratheon momentarily but Baratheon frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Baratheon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Baratheon throws an elbow that misses. Romero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baratheon's guard. Nice move by Romero!
Romero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Romero throwing strikes from guard but Baratheon blocks nicely.
Baratheon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Baratheon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Romero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baratheon managing to control the position.
Romero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Romero throws a big elbow that misses.
Romero passes Baratheon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Baratheon has his hands clasped together around Romero's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baratheon defending well though.
Romero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baratheon is trying to get back to full guard.
Romero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baratheon defending well though.
Baratheon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Baratheon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Romero trying to control from half guard but Baratheon is working away.
Romero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baratheon is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baratheon avoid being mounted?
Baratheon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero wants to pass to mount but Baratheon is defending the position.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Baratheon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romero prevents Baratheon from improving his position.
Baratheon is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baratheon avoid being mounted?
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
We've been informed that Baratheon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Baratheon shoots in for a takedown but Romero shows good takedown defense.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baratheon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero shoots in but Baratheon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baratheon.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon has his takedown stuffed
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Tarver Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edric Baratheon.
Romero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baratheon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Romero pinned against the cage. Romero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baratheon looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baratheon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Romero.
Baratheon misses with a hook.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Baratheon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baratheon.
Romero has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Baratheon is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Baratheon wants a takedown but no success here.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Baratheon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarver Romero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Baratheon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baratheon misses with a left hand
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero lands with an uppercut that bounces Baratheon off the cage and back into range.
Romero scores with a body shot.
Baratheon throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Romero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romero gets caught napping as Baratheon dives in and scores a takedown. Romero manages to retain guard.
Romero is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baratheon looking for a takedown.
Baratheon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon wants a takedown.
Tarver Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edric Baratheon.
Romero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Baratheon is breathing heavily.
Baratheon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Baratheon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baratheon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Romero is pressed up against the cage. Baratheon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romero down to the mat. Romero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Baratheon misses with a double jab.
Baratheon dives in and grabs Romero's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romero pushes down on Baratheon's head and hops out.
Tarver Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero.
Romero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Romero.
Romero clinches with his opponent.
Romero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from Romero.
Romero tries to break the clinch but Baratheon is controlling the position.
Romero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baratheon looking for a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Baratheon tries to tie him up.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Baratheon backwards.
Romero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baratheon can do to turn this around?
Romero is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero breaks from the clinch.
Tarver Romero is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Romero.
Romero tries to land a leg kick but Baratheon saw it coming and moves away.
Romero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Baratheon on his heels. He'll look to pass Baratheon's guard now, I'm sure.
Baratheon trying to keep a closed guard but Romero is proving a slippery customer.
Romero cracks Baratheon with a solid left hand.
Romero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baratheon keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baratheon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baratheon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Romero throws a big right hand that misses.
Romero throwing strikes but missing.
Baratheon controls Romero momentarily but Romero frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control but Baratheon is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Romero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romero throws a one two combo.
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Baratheon looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baratheon is pushing Romero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Romero stalling.
Romero wants to break free but Baratheon has control.
Baratheon has clasped his hands together around Romero's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarver Romero dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baratheon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baratheon.
Romero throwing a counter right hand but Baratheon manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baratheon eats them both and turns towards Romero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baratheon is rocked!
Romero drops Baratheon with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Baratheon! Romero dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarver Romero!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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